tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post5937267216831776531..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: WinnerRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-89656293272641509952008-04-22T10:24:00.001-07:002008-04-22T10:24:00.001-07:00W,You are a mind reader. I wrote it up this AM b...W,<BR/>You are a mind reader. I wrote it up this AM before your comment but just posted a short while ago.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-22833705054086540742008-04-22T10:24:00.000-07:002008-04-22T10:24:00.000-07:00W,You are a mind reader. I wrote it up this AM b...W,<BR/>You are a mind reader. I wrote it up this AM before your comment but just posted a short while ago.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-70889622929890009782008-04-22T08:15:00.000-07:002008-04-22T08:15:00.000-07:00Rob, any comments on the new brush inspection fee ...Rob, any comments on the new brush inspection fee in Ventura?whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-27797289595345393752008-04-21T14:59:00.000-07:002008-04-21T14:59:00.000-07:00as I leave my 9-5 today in Texas... a few words fo...as I leave my 9-5 today in Texas... a few words for thought:<BR/><BR/><I>" In recent years, Fortune 500 companies such as Tenet Healthcare Corp. and – just last year – engineering and construction company Fluor Corp. moved in from California.<BR/><BR/>The reverse Gold Rush from California to Texas has concerned West Coast officials for years. In 2004, consultant Bain & Co. surveyed big companies for a California business group and found that half planned to shift jobs out of state or at least stop expanding in California because of high costs, including taxes. Of that group, 27 percent said they would go to Texas, more than any other state. </I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/042208dnbusfortunetexas.20aec09.html" REL="nofollow"> Link here </A>Jean ValJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415115686001808051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-48213688908125757002008-04-21T13:54:00.000-07:002008-04-21T13:54:00.000-07:00Thanks dawg - keep it up!Thanks dawg - keep it up!Jim the Realtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706745426354414303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-86519485341559100302008-04-21T12:26:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:26:00.000-07:00Some folks celebrate their last home mortgage paym...<A HREF="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-arson21apr21,0,3776892.story" REL="nofollow">Some folks celebrate their last home mortgage payment by setting fire to their loan agreement. Lately, some people behind on their mortgages are simply setting fire to their homes.<BR/><BR/>In what appears to be the latest symptom of the nation's mortgage meltdown and credit crisis, insurers, law enforcement officials and state agencies nationwide report a jump in home and automobile fires in the last year believed to have been set by owners unable to pay their debts. The numbers are small, but they're leading the insurance industry to scrutinize more closely what seem to be accidental blazes.<BR/><BR/>"We've seen a dramatic increase in this kind of fraud," said Dan Bales, director of fraud investigations at Mercury Insurance.</A>Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-22856131102426296192008-04-21T03:50:00.000-07:002008-04-21T03:50:00.000-07:00I would argue that the $18.3 billion in Alt-A loan...<I>I would argue that the $18.3 billion in Alt-A loans are just as suspect and dangerous to the company as the subprime loans. While many subprime loans are made to homeowners with bad credit, the Alt-A loans were made to specuvestors with little or no documentation that will be unable to afford the new mortgage payments when these Alt-A loans reset or recast in the near future. At least subprime homeowners typically want to stay in their homes, amateur investors (a la <A HREF="http://www.huliq.com/57381/citi-exposed-60-billion-subprime-loans-may-need-more-cash" REL="nofollow">Guess Who</A>) may just walkaway, take their credit lumps and call it a day.</I>waggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13124634989978888426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-35394979678874337402008-04-20T22:43:00.000-07:002008-04-20T22:43:00.000-07:00The Star Tribune is having a great series right no...The Star Tribune is having a great series right now about <A HREF="http://www.startribune.com/local/west/17958114.html?page=1&c=y" REL="nofollow"><BR/>housing bets gone bad</A>.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02532544172173957714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-85202996764759197992008-04-20T19:07:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:07:00.000-07:00Yeah, Danica is hot!Happy 420 Day everyone!Yeah, Danica is hot!<BR/>Happy <A HREF="http://cbs5.com/local/420.marijuana.origin.2.454831.html" REL="nofollow">420 Day</A> everyone!Centipedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607911128847927418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-77307731665098309212008-04-20T18:18:00.000-07:002008-04-20T18:18:00.000-07:00My goodness. Ms. Patrick has a 'tramp stamp' (aka...My goodness. Ms. Patrick has a 'tramp stamp' (aka 'back bait').Tyronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226876002855072090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-52078649026146797172008-04-20T13:54:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:54:00.000-07:00She is a major hottieShe is a major hottieRuss DoGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161611465473318748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-42124274257474723112008-04-20T13:51:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:51:00.000-07:00Everybody 'cept casey can go here.Everybody 'cept casey can go <A HREF="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2008_swimsuit/danica-patrick/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.waggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13124634989978888426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-60198476702710197432008-04-20T13:43:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:43:00.000-07:00Again, Rob... women in bikinis? Come on, I really ...Again, Rob... women in bikinis? Come on, I really don't need to see that in the morning... where are all the hot men?? :-)Casey Serinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717304841079387915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-64753985554427849602008-04-20T13:38:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:38:00.000-07:00Good thing I came here for the boobies and not for...Good thing I came here for the boobies and not for all the comments.Ogg the Cavemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176616237386296114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-1602989997435647242008-04-20T01:03:00.000-07:002008-04-20T01:03:00.000-07:00Huh?First to say I'll take tea and arugula.Huh?<BR/>First to say I'll take tea and arugula.Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.com